Lawmakers last year approved a law
which recognizes gay couples with civil unions. Marriage was not an
option because of a 2006 voter-approved constitutional amendment
which defines marriage in the state as a heterosexual union.

Comparing Monday's poll to a Public
Policy Polling survey released in December of 2011, support for
marriage equality has increased dramatically – from a plurality
(47%) in 2011 to a large majority (61%) in 28 months.